Gelders Archief te Arnhem, BS Geboorte Burgerlijke stand Gelderland, dubbelen, Apeldoorn, archief 207, inventarisnummer 6606.01, 28-08-1896, Apeldoorn, Geboorteregister, aktenummer 542
Noord-Hollands Archief te Haarlem, BS Overlijden Haarlem / Haarlem, 1947, aktenummer A 747
Noord-Hollands Archief te Haarlem, BS Huwelijk burgerlijke stand van de gemeente Schoten, Archiefdeel van (dubbele) registers van de, Schoten, archief 358.112, inventarisnummer 21925, 27-01-1925, Huwelijksakten van de gemeente Schoten, 1925, aktenummer 7
February 21 » An Englishman raised in Australia, Bob Fitzsimmons, fought an Irishman, Peter Maher, in an American promoted event which technically took place in Mexico, winning the 1896 World Heavyweight Championship in boxing.
May 18 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
September 22 » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
December 30 » Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.
December 30 » Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila.
Day of marriage January 27, 1925
The temperature on January 27, 1925 was between -2.1 °C and 2.7 °C and averaged -0.1 °C. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
July 10 » Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins of John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.
July 18 » Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf.
July 21 » Malcolm Campbell becomes the first man to exceed 150mph (241km/h) on land. At Pendine Sands in Wales, he drives Sunbeam 350HP built by Sunbeam at a two-way average speed of 150.33mph (242km/h).
August 9 » A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India.
September 8 » Rif War: Spanish forces including troops from the Foreign Legion under Colonel Francisco Franco landing at Al Hoceima, Morocco.
Day of death May 26, 1947
The temperature on May 26, 1947 was between 8.7 °C and 25.8 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 7.8 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 3 » Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.
January 25 » Thomas Goldsmith Jr. files a patent for a "Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device", the first ever electronic game.
August 2 » A British South American Airways Avro Lancastrian airliner crashes into a mountain during a flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Santiago, Chile. The wreckage would not be found until 1998.
August 15 » Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is sworn in as first Governor-General of Pakistan in Karachi.
August 15 » India gains Independence from British rule after near 190 years of British company and crown rule, and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
October 20 » The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of the Hollywood film industry, resulting in a blacklist that prevents some from working in the industry for years.
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